# Prof. Baruch Lev on the public firing of CEOs

1 Faculty News August 17, 2013 ![CNBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_034412.gif?itok=MRidxYS3)>

Excerpt from [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/id/100967979) -- "'My guess is that there is no mercy for someone who earns $10 to $20 million,' said [Baruch Lev](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/baruch-lev), a professor at New York University Stern School of Business. 'The risk, people think, is commensurate with the compensation and perks.'"

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